Y . UIR practical 3 . Thursday, November 29, 2007 .
In this pratical, I will be identifying the purpose of 4 resources.
Resource 1: http://www.cybercrimeconference.org/program.html
Purpose of resource: Information
Reasons: It provides factual information about a conference that was held in may 2002. (eg. Session title, time, speakers). The session title also gives a brief description of what the conference will be about.
Resource 2: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/02/computer_crime_sentences_are_not/
Purpose of resource: Information
Reasons: The content on this website is written by John Leyden and it provides factual information about what Detective Superintendent Mick Deats said and felt about computer crimes.
Resource 3: http://osdir.com/ml/security.attrition.infosec-news/2005-05/msg00051.html
Purpose of resource: News
Reasons: The content of the website is done by InfoSec News. It provides information about current events, in this case, impacts of computer crime. Statistic of how much losses from certain organizations and different types of attacks are also stated.
Resource 4: http://www.totse.com/en/law/justice_for_all/ccl_fl2.html
Purpose of resource: Information
Reasons: The content of this website provides factual information and provides statistics for what they have claimed. The facts included the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) conducting a comprehensive survey of the local law enforcement community, State Attorneys' Offices and area businesses. It also stated 1300 surveys being sent to law enforcement agencies, state prosecutors and businesses.
I have learnt the different purposes of a resource and identify different resources with their purposes.